UCA Honors Student Handbook

McAlister Hall, home of the Honors College. Photo by Phil Frana.

Farris Honors Residence Hall. Photo by Phil Frana.

The UCA Honors Student Handbook

Honors Faculty and Staff

• Honors Faculty/Staff Roles & Responsibilities
  • Lanita Addison
  • Donna Bowman
  • Doug Corbitt
  • Philip Frana
  • Adam Frank
  • Cindy Lea
  • Rick Scott
  • Patricia Smith
  • Allison Wallace
• Contact Information
• Honors Faculty Office Hours

Honors Academic Calendar

• Monday, August 22 - 9:30-10:25 am - Opening Convocation at Reynolds (Donna and Rick)
• Monday, August 22 - 11:45 am-12:30 pm - Picnic Lunch (optional)
• Monday, August 22 - 12:30-1:20 pm - Honors Core I Instructors' Meeting
• Monday, August 22 - 1:30-2:45 pm - Honors College Freshman Large Group Orientation, followed by "Where is Your Self Located" discussion led by Rick (Baum Gallery Lecture Hall)
• Tuesday, August 23 - 9:30-10:30 am - Department meeting (MAC 303) [Agenda: 2011-12 Academic Year Events]
• Wednesday, August 24 - 9:00-10:00 am - Faculty Meeting (Goals for 2011-12)
• Wednesday, August 24 - 5:00-7:00 pm - Rising Scholars Banquet (Brewer-Hegeman)
• Thursday, August 25 - Classes begin
• Friday, August 26 - 12:00-12:50 pm - Honors Core I Small Group Sessions
• Friday, August 26 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Amber Haydar, Kathy Hill & Friends, "What It's Like to Have an Asian Mother"
• Monday, August 29 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Adam Frank(Middleton Forum)
• Wednesday, August 31 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Donna Bowman (Middleton Forum)
• Thursday, September 1 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Allison Wallace (Middleton Forum)
• Friday, September 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Garrett Wright & Friends, "Fosters & Vegemite, or We Ain't No Bloody Melbourners"
• Wednesday, September 7 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Phil Frana (Middleton Forum)
• Thursday, September 8 - x-period - Graduation Orientation
• Thursday, September 8 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Doug Corbitt (Middleton Forum)
• Friday-Sunday September 9-11 - Freshman Fall Retreat - Winthrop Rockefeller Center
• Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Graduation Orientation
• Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Sophomore Lectures
• Friday, September 16 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ashton Wills, "Theology of the Body" & Sara Bayles, "Free Trade/Liberation Theology: An Intersection of Faith and Justice"
• Friday, September 23 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Matthew Hankins, Ashley Cooper & Taylor Sutton, "The Art & Science of Star Trek"
• Thursday, September 29 - TAG/URGE Orientation Session
• Friday, September 30 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Melissa Beltran, "DIY Culture" & Michael J. Hinds, "What Did You Say? An Introduction to Group Theory and Encryption"
• Friday, October 7 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ron Walter, "24 Lies Per Second: The Films of Michael Haneke" & Kim Risi, "Conceptualizing a Film ('The Man on the Moon')"
• Friday, October 14 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Patrick Russell and Michael J. Hinds, "Our National Parks: America's Greatest Idea"
• Friday, October 28 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Brittany Edwardes and Danny Keil, "An Ancient Monarchy and Shopping Malls: The Fabrication of the Status Quo in Thailand"
• Friday, November 4 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Hannah Marks, "Disabled in the Dominican Republic" & a Special Performance on the Flute by Leanne Hampton
• Friday, November 11 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Cathrine Schwader, "Rwanda: A Society of Transformations"
• Friday, November 18 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ron Walter, "Why It's Okay to Steal Music and Movies Online: An Artist's Defense"
• Friday, December 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Brittany Edwardes, "Globalism and Literature: The Production of Understanding or Stereotypes?"
• Friday, December 9 - 3:00-5:00 pm - Artificial Other Pecha Kucha
• Friday, December 16 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
• Friday, January 20 - Freshman Lock-In (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
• Saturday, February 11 - Sophomore Lectures (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Monday, February 20 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Friday, March 2 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Monday, March 12 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Friday, May 4 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)

Student Timeline

• Information for First-Year Students
  • Summer & Winter Readers
  • eReader
  • Incoming Freshman Survey
  • Professors, Pizza & Pie
  • Fall Retreat
  • Undergraduate Research Opportunities

• Information for Second-Year Students
  • Minor Degree Requirements
  • Sophomore Lectures

• Information for Third Year Students
  • Rising Junior Banquet
  • Rising Junior Survey
  • Oxford Tutorial
    • Advisors & Tutorial Contracts (online form)

• Information for Fourth Year Students
  • Senior Seminar
  • Senior Thesis
    • Thesis Presentation Day
  • Senior Distinctions
  • Graduation
    • Filing for Graduation
    • Senior Honors Exit Survey
    • Choosing an Honors Medallion
    • Senior Class Photo
    • Senior Banquet
    • Commencement
    • Requesting an Official Transcript
    • Transcript & Diploma Designations
    • Latin Honors Designations

Criteria for Continuation in the Program ("Good Standing")

• Semester Audits ("Grade Review")
• Scholarships (nothing on page linked)
• Scholarships FAQ
• Withdrawal from the Program
• Dismissal
• Exit Interviews

Expectations of All Honors Students

• Academic Eligibility
• Course and Credit Requirements
• Academic Integrity & Misconduct
• Retaking Honors Classes
• Student Contact Information & Policies

Honors Philosophy

• What is Honors Interdisciplinary Studies?
• Mission Statement and Objectives
• Developmental Learning Statement
• The Lively Experiment
• The Challenge
• Reflections on Student Responses to The Lively Experiment and The Challenge
• Honors College History
• Honors College Statistics
• Basic Characteristics of an Honors College

Honors College Curriculum

• What to Expect in an Honors Course ("Basic Characteristics")
• The Honors Program
• The Honors College
• Independent Study Courses
• Special Topics Courses
• Service Learning
• Honors College Class Descriptions, 2001-present
• Class Registration Policies & Deadlines
• Course Evaluations

Honors Student Resources

• Honors Advising
• Honors Co-curricular Activities
  • Challenge Week
  • High Tables
  • Soapboxes
  • Contemporary Foreign Cinema Series
  • Free School
• Honors Student Organizations & Leadership Groups
  • Honors Council
  • Ambassadors
  • Mentors
  • Pedagogical Associates
• Travel Abroad Grants
• Undergraduate Research Grants
• Student Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF)
• Internships
• Regional and National Honors Conferences
• National Scholarships & Fellowships
• Undergraduate Publication Opportunities
• Honors College Alumni Chapter

Campus Resources

• Academic Advising Center
• Counseling Services
• Financial Aid & Stacking Policies
• Student Health Center

Living & Learning Facilities

• Farris Hall Residential Learning Community
• Housing Policies
• Glenda Middleton Forum
• Farris Presentation Hall
• Honors Faculty Office in Farris Hall
• Ethnography Lab

Honors Social Media

• Honors College Online
  • Honors Web Portal
  • Discussion Forums
  • Virtual Classrooms
  • Senior Honors Theses Online
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

Admission to the Honors College

• Admissions Qualifications
• Admissions Procedures
• Recruitment, Inform & Interview
• Summer S.O.A.R.
• Welcome Week
• Participation Fees

External links

• Honors College website